Oakland’s left-wing mayor, Barbara Lee, is trying her hand at common-sense policies, for once; namely, attempting to hire ...

Oakland expands illegal dumping cleanup to seven days a week, using labor savings to fund additional operations without extra ...

Cardboard boxes, broken appliances, and mattresses litter Oakland's streets, turning the California city into a battleground against trash as officials and residents scramble for solutions to an ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police were seen swarming the neighborhood outside a liquor store Tuesday morning that briefly put a nearby elementary school on lockdown. A staff member at Esperanza ...

Many residents say that illegal dumping has inundated Oakland, Calif., a city with more garbage than almost anywhere else.

Oakland and San Francisco are among cities where President Donald Trump has threatened to send federal troops.